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Lazarus sign
Dramatic movements of the arms across the torso, which are occasionally observed in brain-dead patients after they have been disconnected from mechanical life support. These movements may be misinterpreted as signs of life, when in fact they are merely involuntary reflexes,
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Weil’s basal layer
A relatively cell-free zone just below the odontoblastic layer in the dental pulp. It is also called subodontoblastic layer; cell-free zone of Weil; cell-poor zone.
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Tome granular layer
The layer of interglobular dentin beneath the dentinocemental junction in the root of a tooth.
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Subendothelial layer
The layer of fine fibers and fibroblasts lying immediately under the endothelium of the tunica intima of larger arteries and veins.
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Subendocardial layer
The layer of loose connective tissue between the endocardium and the myocardium.
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Spongy layer
Middle layer of the uterine endometrium; contains dilated portions of uterine glands.
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Layer of rods and cones
The layer of the retina of the eye next to the pigment layer. It contains the rods and cones.
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Reticular layer
The inner layer of the corium lying beneath the papillary layer. Deeper layer of the dermis that supplies the skin with oxygen and nutrients; contains fat cells, blood vessels, sudoriferous (sweat) glands, hair follicles, lymph vessels, arrector pili muscles, sebaceous (oil) glands, and nerve endings.
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Prickle cell layer
Stratum spinosum epidermidis; the layer between the granular and basal layers of the skin. Prickle cells are present in this layer.
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Pigment layer
The outermost layer of the retina. Cells contain a pigment called fuscin.
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